Nothing in the world is softer or more yielding than water. Yet for dissolving and moving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it; nothing can take its place. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. The submissive overcomes the stubborn. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore remain serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter your heart. Yielding is the secret to life, victory, peace, and harmony, as well as to true rulership. To receive the dirt, the filth, or to take on the burden of the country is to be "THE LORD OF THE SOIL SHRINES", the "MASTER OF THE ALTER OF THE EARTH AND GRAINS". To assume responsibility for all ill-omened events, to undertake the weight of all sorrows, to shoulder all evils, to bear all calamities of a country is to be a true king of the people and a sacrifice THROUGH SACRIFICE. The most exalted is the most humble. True words seem paradoxical, they seem to say the reverse of what you expect them to say.
AFFIRMATIONS: "IT'S ALL MY FAULT", "I"M SORRY", "O MOST AUGUST AND SOVEREIGN GOD...IF I HAVE SINNED, LET IT NOT CONCERN THE PEOPLE; IF THE PEOPLE HAVE SINNED, LET THE SIN REST ON ME", and "SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO IT". Also: "FORGIVE ME FOR-GIVING YOU" and "I FORGIVE YOU FOR-GIVING ME".